Before doing this activity you may need to read the text you will find at the end
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| you / go / to the disco? / How / often / do |
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| Begin the sentence with YESTERDAY |
| Yesterday, / phoned / twice / me / she |
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| Begin the sentence with SHE |
| rarely / listens / She / when you talk to her |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the end) |
| Kevin / win / ? / always / Does |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end) |
| very often / in blue / She / dresses |
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| three times a week / I / to the gym / go |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end) |
| often / late / John / is |
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| saw / I / five times / it |
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| usually / go / once a year / I / to the dentist |
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| every other day. / some petrol / I travel a lot. I / need |
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| Do / you / every day / to the gym / ? / go |
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| I / go / usually / once a month / to the hairdresser's |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the end) |
| in green? / Can / I / dress / always |
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| breaks down / My car / several times a year |
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| My parents / go on holiday / almost never |
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| am / Something is the matter with me. I / in the mornings. / very tired / usually |
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| your car keys / You / can / find / never |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the end) |
| Do / you / often / feel tired? |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end) |
| need / some help with the homework / They / usually |
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| Tom / help you / will / rarely / if you need it |
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| have to go / shopping / day in, day out / I |
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| can / listen / They / never |
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| soup / We / every other day / have |
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| eat / oranges / I / hardly ever |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end) |
| for dinner / Mike / pizza / eats / often |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end) |
| come / My parents / very often / to help me |
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| you / have lunch / Do / at home? / usually |
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| know / I / what to say / never |
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| I / get up / always / at 8 a.m. |
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| asking me questions / always / She / is |
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FREQUENCY ADVERBS
These adverbs answer the question: How often?
Here is a list ordered from more to less frequency (percentages are approximative)
ALWAYS (100%)
FREQUENTLY (90%)
USUALLY (85%) = generally, normally
OFTEN (75%)
SOMETIMES (50%) = now and then
OCCASIONALLY (35%)
SELDOM (25%)
RARELY (10%)
HARDLY EVER (5%)
NEVER (0%)
Word order:
One-word adverbs
Before normal verbs (the rest)
- I OFTEN go to the cinema
- He RARELY watches television
After special verbs (to be, have, do, can, will, etc.)
- I am ALWAYS here
- you can NEVER speak fast o
exceptions:
- I HARDLY EVER watch football on TV
- Tim ALMOST NEVER eats pudding
Notice: Some of these can use VERY (with the same position).
- I VERY OFTEN eat potatoes
- We VERY RARELY go to the beach
Two words or more
At the end of the sentence
- I go to the cinema TWICE A MONTH
- He works in the mornings EVERY OTHER DAY (= every two days)
- He watches football DAY IN, DAY OUT (= every day, every single day)
- We go hiking SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR (= a few times every year)
How many times?
Once = x1
Twice = x2
Three times = x3
Four times, etc. = x4
These frequency phrases usually go at the end:
- You have to ring the bell twice
- I go to the cinema once a month
- Tim goes to school three times a week
